I don't know about you guys, but I'm NEVER home to watch Anderson Cooper. Thanks to Youtube, I just found the segment on purity balls. Big names, like Jessica Valenti and Randy Wilson, are featured. It's a good watch.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
John Green and....sex!
This is a little late guys, but this is John Green discussing sex! This is so fabulous! Must watch!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
"Let's Talk About Sex" for FREE!!
For those of you who have yet to see the amazing documentary "Let's Talk About Sex," is available for free on Hulu! Click this link to watch it. It will open your eyes!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Blog for Choice 2012
Hey everybody! Once again, it is Blog for Choice! As many of us know, it is the 39th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade. That is certainly something to celebrate! Unfortunately, there isn't too much to be happy about. In the past year there has been more anti-choice legislation passed than in any other year.
Abortion was obviously declared a legal medical procedure only 39 years ago, and yet it is being threatened more than ever. We would think that with all the problems facing healthcare and the budget and various other issues that abortion would stay on the back burner. That has not been the case. While the government should have been focusing on the issues at hand, they decided to take a turn at creating road-blocks when it comes to abortion.
Some of the most prominent cases have been the infamous heartbeat/personhood bills. Not only were the bills themselves absurd, so were the hearings. During a hearing in Ohio over the heartbeat bill, a 9 week old fetus "testified." How does a fetus do this? Well, turns out that they just ended up watching its sonogram on a projector screen.
While all of this seems ridiculous, many states were able to at least limit the ability to get abortions. What does this mean for us? Should we give up? I'm going to have to go with NO. If anything, this should encourage us to fight harder for abortion rights. Join forces with your local NARAL Chapter or Planned Parenthood and start fighting!
If you need some inspiration, check out SinceRoe.com.
"I Can't Get Pregnant!!" And Other Stupid Reasons Teens Forgo Birth Control
A recent article on Jezebel, entitled The Aweful Reasons Teen Moms Didn't Use Birth Control, presents the outrageous reasons why female teens avoid using birth control.The findings were compiled by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey. The "answers from 5,000 teenage girl who experienced unplanned pregnancies and gave birth between 2004 and 2008" were their target. Luckily, only 13% cited lack of access to birth control as the problem, but it only gets worse from there.
Roughly a quarter of these teen mothers did not use birth control because their partner did not want them to. This is scary because not only are these girls being manipulated by their partners, but their partners also do not care about their health or safety. While most sex education programs discuss manipulation between partners, I am not aware of any that talk about the difficulty of facing a partner who does not want to use birth control in the heat of the moment. Perhaps programs should help develop communication skills between partners, so when it comes to birth control, they can make the best decision together.
While partners encouraging each other to not use birth control is nerve-wracking, the most obscene reason these teens do not use birth control is that they believe they are immune to pregnancy. In fact, one-third of those surveyed believed that. One-third! It seems when it comes to sex education, the programs need to be busting the myths that surround "immunity" to pregnancy. Some of the reasons cited that they can not get pregnant the first time they have sex or while they are on their periods. Clearly, neither of those are true.
If I have learned anything from this article, it is that we should be educating young women on how to stand their ground when it comes to their sexual health. No one should have to face a sexual encounter protection-free because of pressure from a partner. We should also be focusing on teaching young men the importance of protecting their and their partner's health. These efforts combined would keep many teen pregnancies at bay.
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